Matt Wade

@MattPWade

Lecturer in Sociology & Socio-Legal studies @latrobe No longer here, gone to the other place

Bendigo Joined July 2018

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Matt Wade @MattPWade Oct 5, 2023

What crowdfunding platform would proudly host the Proud Boys? How far does ‘free speech’ extend in allowing divisive causes? Are platforms risking complicity in catastrophic harm? @DrSABaker @DrMJWalsh and I explore this in our OA paper in @policyinternet doi.org/10.1002/poi3.3…

onlinelibrary.wiley.com Policy & Internet | PSO Journal | Wiley Online Library Crowdfunding platforms remain understudied as conduits for ideological struggle. While other social media platforms may enable the expression of hateful and harmful ideas, crowdfunding can actively...

Matt Wade @MattPWade Aug 25, 2023

After a long week it's time to rest our weary heads on favourite soft toys

Matt Wade @MattPWade Jul 17, 2023

How does GoFundMe frame their driving mission, and how has this shifted over time in response to knotty ethical dilemmas and reputational risks? Really enjoyed writing this piece for @HistPhil, based on an open-access paper in @journalofpm

HistPhil @HistPhil Jul 17, 2023

How did @gofundme become the "giving layer of the internet"? And how did its own mission & strategies change along the way? @MattPWade explores the platform's growth & the challenges it has faced, based on a recent article.
histphil.org/2023/07/17/how…
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Matt Wade @MattPWade Apr 26, 2023

Stanford's archive of tobacco advertising is such an incredible public resource. I often wish we had a similar repository for gambling advertising in Australia, crowdsourcing examples for the benefit of both urgent current research and future generations tobacco.stanford.edu

Matt Wade @MattPWade Feb 17, 2023

Still thinking about how this guy gave a non-apology and never deleted the video, which now has 72m views.